Comparison

AstroWidget vs AuraLunis

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AstroWidget

Access real-time astronomical data with customizable widgets. Track celestial bodies like planets, comets, and the moon, with special alerts for lunar events. Explore the night sky with interactive horizon and map views.

Highlights
  • Real-time celestial body tracking
  • Customizable astronomy widgets
  • Moon phase and special event alerts
  • Horizon and star map views
  • Interactive date and time adjustments
  • Comet and planet position display
Features
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The main app shows the planet orbits around the Sun. User can quickly change the date using the Year input and day slider. The moon orbit is displayed relatively to the Earth motion. Quick glance of the positions of the sun, moon and planets at your current location, birthday or important market event. Home Screen Widgets: Moon - Provide information for its phase, Supermoon, eclipse etc. Orbit - Provide information for planets location and conjunction etc. Horizon (Subscription required) - Provide live information for your local window view with star, planet, Sun and moon phase. Enjoy these simple and beautiful widgets! And feedback to me at ustransit74@gmail.com if you want more. Privacy policy and term of use (EULA) is at https://deepskycolor.blogspot.com/2018/12/privacy-policy-for-deep-sky-color-app.html

About

AuraLunis

Explore the cosmos with a dynamic planetarium that tracks celestial bodies and events. Discover stars, planets, and satellites, and learn about the universe through guided lessons. Recreate your birth sky and share your observations.

Highlights
  • Live, sensor-aligned sky map
  • Find visible planets and targets
  • Track satellites with live telemetry
  • Celestial event calendar
  • Recreate your birth sky
  • Stargazing condition forecasts
  • Guided learning lessons
Read full description

AuraLunis turns the night sky into a living, personal experience. Explore stars, planets, constellations, satellites, meteor activity, and deep-sky objects through a beautifully rendered, sensor-aligned planetarium designed to move with your device. See what is above your location, find celestial targets, follow live orbital telemetry, and learn the sky through guided lessons and immersive visual tools. FEATURES • Sky Lens — explore a live, sensor-aligned map of the sky • Manual Sky Map — browse the heavens without device motion • Find Mode — locate visible planets and celestial targets • Tonight Score — see current stargazing conditions at a glance • Orbital Alignment — track satellites and space objects using live positioning data • Celestial Calendar — browse upcoming meteor showers, eclipses, conjunctions, and other events • Birth Sky — recreate the sky from the date, time, and location of your birth • Astro Weather — evaluate clouds, Moon brightness, visibility, and observing conditions • Learn — explore stars, planets, nebulae, galaxies, the Milky Way, and guided observing lessons • Vault — save celestial discoveries, notes, captures, and learning progress • Share Your Sky — create elegant, shareable records of your observations AURALUNIS LIFETIME Unlock the complete AuraLunis experience with a one-time purchase. No subscription and no recurring charges. AuraLunis Lifetime adds premium Sky Lens tools and visual treatments, Birth Sky, Astro Weather, expanded learning content, advanced celestial planning and calendar details, premium sharing features, and additional experiences throughout the app. Existing eligible legacy subscribers continue to receive the Premium access associated with their previous purchase. Restore Purchases is available for previously purchased access. AuraLunis does not use the camera for augmented reality. Sky Lens is a rendered planetarium that uses location, compass, and device-motion data to align the view with the sky. Your sky. Your story. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AstroWidget2 screens
AuraLunis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AstroWidget at none against AuraLunis's 3. AuraLunis's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AuraLunis sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. AstroWidget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AstroWidget ships an update fortnightly, AuraLunis weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AstroWidget versus AuraLunis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstroWidgetAuraLunis
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryong chong lohOcoee Studios LLC

Customer experience

AstroWidget

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AuraLunis

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AstroWidget

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AuraLunis

Subscriptions2
  • AuraLunis Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • AuraLunis Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • AuraLunis Lifetime$129.99

Questions

Is AstroWidget free?
AstroWidget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AuraLunis free?
AuraLunis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AstroWidget or AuraLunis have ads?
Neither AstroWidget nor AuraLunis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AstroWidget or AuraLunis?
AstroWidget ships an update fortnightly, and AuraLunis weekly. Most recently, AstroWidget was updated on September 22, 2026 and AuraLunis on September 21, 2026.

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